Beaten but without changing the meaning. Rúben Amorim guarantees that his players are growing and that they will be better in the future.
The coach was talking about the final moments of the match against Manchester City, when the fans showed strong support for the team, despite the result being 0-5.
“Although we lost like we did, it’s not the first time, and as a coach I’ve given the fans some regrets with heavy routs, these are moments that mark us and in which we see that what we’re doing makes sense. The fans understand the leap we made from one moment to the next. Nothing will stop us from achieving our goals. Sporting will be better in the future and that doesn’t depend on punishments or routs», he shot at a press conference.
The coach, on the other hand, was resigned to the opponent’s power: “I don’t see any resemblance to what happened with Ajax. I didn’t feel the team nervous, simply the great team that Manchester City are killed us in the times they went to our goal. The team has grown a lot since then. The tie story ended too soon, but it didn’t have the same impact as the Ajax game. With Ajax we came in very nervous and we didn’t even have the ball. We will have one more game and we will use it to grow.”
And he even apologized: “It’s not just about the players and the money they spend. They have more time working than us and they have a better coach. Maybe we have to take a player off the five-line, but it’s also difficult for us to take certain things out of routines. I also have to apologize to my players, but if we put one more player in the middle they would explore other spaces.”
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